[vlc-devel] Interest in VLC Bounties – Which ones are still open and unlocked?

[Wisdom Honest]

Thanks for the feedback.

On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 12:48 AM Rémi Denis-Courmont <remi at remlab.net>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The list hasn't been updated in a while, with some tasks having been done
> or partially done, or at least assigned to someone or other. Also prizes
> are like a decade old and, IMO, would need to be increased if only to
> account for inflation.
>
> Also, the general expectation is that those tasks require more specific
> expertise than yours. In other words, it would take too much of your time
> to be worth it if you haven't already worked on VLC or something close
> enough. Indeed, you were expected to know which specific tasks you would be
> taking upon.
>
> (And sure, you could wing it with AI, but then you'll piss off the
> reviewers and likely get nothing.)
>
>
> Br,
>
> Le 12 mars 2026 12:39:07 GMT+07:00, Wisdom Honest <wisdomhonest1 at gmail.com>
> a écrit :
> >Hello VideoLAN team,
> >
> >My name is Wisdom. I am a C / python developer with 3yrs of experience a
> >linux system Engineer and low-level optimizations.
> >
> >I have read the Bounties page (https://wiki.videolan.org/Bounties) and I
> >would like to work on one of the open bounties.
> >
> >According to the rules, I must contact you first. The list is always Work
> >In Progress, so please tell me:
> >
> >Which of the following are still open, have NOT been locked to anyone, and
> >have NOT been updated or removed?
> >
> >Here is the complete current list with prices (as shown today on the
> wiki):
> >
> >VLC Features:
> >- libVLC API for filters – 2000 €
> >- libVLC API for sout and smem – 2000 €
> >- Webdav support – 700 €
> >- Demuxdump2 – 2000 €
> >- UPnP/DLNA renderer – 2000 €
> >- Subtitles under the video – 1500 € (+500 € per extra module)
> >- Dual subtitles support – 1000 €
> >- RTP packetization (WMA / WMV / VC-1) – 250 € each
> >- DVB scanning – 1000 €
> >- DVB Scanning² – 500 €
> >- HTTP POST support – 1000 €
> >- HTTP Pool for DASH – 2000 €
> >- Preferences for LUA extensions – 2500 €
> >- Add RTP with FEC – 1200 €
> >- Working RealMedia Demuxer – 1000 €
> >- ARM optimizations – TBD
> >- Convert deinterlacer x86 optimizations – 500 €
> >- Support DVD Audio – 2000 €
> >- Support HD-DVD – 2000 €
> >
> >VLC bugs:
> >- Audio Loopback for Mac – 500 €
> >- UI for better screencasting – 250 €
> >- RTSP/UDP issue – 2000 €
> >- Asynchronous demuxer end-of-stream – 250 €
> >- Separate video converters from video filters – 500 €
> >- NVENC encoder – 1000 € (excl. NVIDIA)
> >- Allow video filters to provide a picture pool – 1500 €
> >
> >Libavcodec bugs:
> >- Multi-threaded hw decoding – 500 €
> >
> >Libavcodec features:
> >- MVC – 6000 €
> >- Cineform features – 1000 €
> >- VoxWare MetaSound – 500 €
> >- X-AVC-S decoder – 600 €
> >- Microsoft VC1 Progressive – 600 €
> >- AAC (AACE / xHE-AAC) – 500 €
> >- Other decoder (general purpose or CCTV codecs) – 500 € each
> >
> >Once I know which ones are available, I will pick one and send a small
> >reasonable patch to get it temporarily locked.
> >
> >Thank you very much!
> >
> >Best regards,
> >Wisdom Honest
>
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